Kirby said the children were bitten on the head and torso and possibly their extremities.

While attacks by Great Danes are rare, they aren't unheard of.

Last April, a 10-year-old girl was attacked to within inches of her life by a Great Dane in Illinois.

A year earlier, the Dog Whisperer himself, Cesar Milan, was out walking a group fo dogs that included a "troubled" Great Dane.

According to TMZ, a neighbor of the TV star's reached out to let the dog sniff his palm when the Great Dane latched on, biting the neighbors hand and forearm. The neighbor was treated at a hospital and released.